Aaron Tucker

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Aaron Tucker is a freelance percussion educator, performer,
adjudicator and designer living in Cary, North Carolina. He studied Percussion
with an emphasis in Jazz Performance at East Carolina University. In 2002, he
had the opportunity to march with the Magic of Orlando Drum and Bugle corps,
winning a division 2 world championship, and going on to place in finals in
division 1 (now known as World Class). He has had the honor of learning from
some great educators, including Jonathon Wacker, Bill Bachman, Tom Hurst, John
Campese, Ben Pyles, Wayne Viar, and Will Goodyear. He currently
serves as the marching percussion coordinator for Green Hope High School,
percussion caption head and arranger for Carolina Gold Drum and Bugle Corps,
and Director of Alchemy Independent Percussion Ensemble.

Throughout his career, Aaron has had the pleasure
of working with world class organizations such as Palmetto Percussion
and Spirit of Atlanta Drum and Bugle Corps. He also serves
as the Percussion Coordinator for Atlantic Indoor Association. In
addition to his various instructional responsibilities, Aaron maintains a
studio of private students and and consults and designs for percussion
ensembles in the mid atlantic area. He has designed and taught for BOA Grand
National semi-finalists, and WGI World Championship Finalists.

When he isn't teaching or writing, Aaron
performs with a variety of musicians in and out of state as a freelance
drummer. He can often be found playing with "The Mint Julep Jazz
Band", an early jazz ensemble based out of Durham, NC. He resides in Cary,
North Carolina with his wife, Ellen and his furry companions, Niko and Ollie.